Author: Starlette Thomas, Race Abolitionist

Seeking to lead words and people to their highest and most authentic expression, I am the principal architect of a race/less world.

Materials

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God cannot be captured in a painting.  God made the painter and the earth is God’s canvas. God cannot be molded into a statue.  God made the potter and we are His clay. God cannot be “found” in nature.  God made the earth and God is supernatural. God cannot be described in words.  God is […]

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Healing ourselves of race

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Race hurts.  It hurts because it attacks the essence of who we are and it gets personal.  It talks about our appearance, who our parents are, where we live and how we behave.  It either says that it is wrong and bad or that it is good and better; either way, it places us at […]

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She Carries: A Tribute to All Mothers

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She carries combs and mirrors, bobby pins and safety pins, peppermints, lotion and hand sanitizer. She carries sewing kits and postage stamps, school and sports calendars. She carries teething rings, Tylenol and toddler toys. She carries stories and wisdom, Kleenexes and our secrets. She carries extra— bearing the weight of us all while anticipating what […]

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Ingredients

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“…then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.” ~ Genesis 2.7, NRSV We all have the same ingredients: dust and breath.  And in the end, when we are out of breath, we shall return to the […]

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Edgar A. Guest’s ‘Equipment’

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It was Carter G. Woodson’s favorite poem and promises to be one of mine.  Edgar A. Guest was born in Birmingham, England but moved with his family to Detroit, Michigan.  He was known as the People’s Poet and is the author of “Equipment.”  I look forward to sharing this truth with my son during our […]

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